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Advocate and champion for many!
In-Depth Exploration: A Closer Look at Kate Swaffer and Her Mission

Through her continued advocacy against the violation of human rights for people living with dementia, Kate Swaffer is protecting others from living through the experiences that our loved ones, family, and friends have endured. Kate Swaffer is more than just a name behind the Dementia Justice Report released in 2023. [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T23:37:37-06:00January 1st, 2024|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer & Linda Steele, Residential care for people lilving with dementia|0 Comments

Heroes in the truest sense
2023 Change Catalysts: Honoring Kate Swaffer & Linda Steele – Visionaries Behind the Dementia Justice Report

The report found many common beliefs amongst all stakeholders about the need for reparations. This includes recognition of the human rights abuses faced by people living with dementia and support for concrete steps to address these issues. Behind every impactful report is a team of dedicated individuals, and in [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T22:08:16-06:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer and Linda Steele, Residential care for people living with dementia|0 Comments

A call to action in 2024
2023 Breaking News: Unveiling the Critical Dementia Justice Report

Linda and Kate's work was published in The Health and Human Rights Journal at Harvard University in December 2022. The article which follows is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction. Reparations for [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T23:28:49-06:00December 30th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer and Linda Steele, Residential care for people living with dementia|0 Comments

Moving forward in 2024
2023 Breaking News: The Dementia Justice Report – Research headline news of the year

It's not about moving on. It's about moving forward - by shedding light on dementia care realities in 2023. Authors: Linda Steele, PhD, and Kate Swaffer, PhD candidate 2023 Breaking News: The research report, "Reparations for people with dementia in aged care," 🎉 has arrived, unveiling a sobering look at dementia [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T22:00:57-06:00December 29th, 2023|Categories: A Sense of Place, Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer & Linda Steele, Residential care for people living with dementia|0 Comments

The invulnerability of the soul
Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It.

People may be more likely to experience optimism if they enjoy good health and a good quality of life. But optimism isn’t confined to those who are doing well. Studies suggest that it is a genetically heritable trait and that it can be cultivated through concerted interventions. Author: Judith Graham [...]

Susan Troyer2023-12-16T20:33:36-06:00December 16th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Aging, Mental health|0 Comments

Embracing our shared humanity
How to Transform Dementia Care: Empowering Care Partners with Compassion

In the progression of dementia, when the ability to function independently gradually changes, it's not merely the inherent losses that weigh heavily on hearts; it's also how our culture responds to this profound and life-changing phenomenon. As succinctly stated by the author, "Societal responses to dementia can cause more distress [...]

Susan Troyer2023-11-20T16:55:41-06:00November 19th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Care For Dementia, Compassion matters, Dementia Support, Embrace Empathy, Empathy|0 Comments

Oxygen for the soul
The Untapped Power of Laughter: A Breakthrough in Dementia Care?

Laughter in Dementia Care: A Healing Revelation I still remember my father’s birthday, a day that could have been shadowed by the complexity of dementia. Our household was filled not with melancholy but with a heartwarming glow of joy and laughter. Jamie, a care partner and dear family friend dressed [...]

Susan Troyer2023-10-23T21:24:30-05:00October 11th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|0 Comments

"Do no harm" - Hippocrates
Part II – Reparations Report in Australia – Will This Impact the US System?

Introduction Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org, where today we're diving into a thought-provoking topic raised in part 1 of our article: "Reparations for harm to people living with dementia in residential aged care." As we explore this issue, we'll be taking a closer look at Australia, the home country of the authors [...]

Susan Troyer2023-09-15T22:39:00-05:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Stand for Justice
Part I – Reparations for harms experienced in residential aged care – a review

“I think all of the people I’ve spoken to in my advocacy journey, the reason they are involved is because they don’t want what happened to them to happen to other people. That is the guiding thing. I don’t want anybody else to go through what my parents went through. [...]

Susan Troyer2023-09-15T01:02:26-05:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Shattering the silence
“Taking It to the Streets” campaign presented by Reimagining Dementia

International Grassroots Campaign to Shatter the Silence Around Dementia NEW YORK, NY, June 13, 2023 — Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice is launching an international grassroots campaign to transform the narrative about and shatter the silence around dementia and through “Taking It to the Streets,” a global campaign launching [...]

Susan Troyer2023-08-05T14:12:06-05:00July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments